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Official Terms and Conditions – Lotus Travel Competition

Copyright for all works submitted to the Lotus Travel Essay Competition (“The Competition”) remains with the author/s at all times. Anyone submitting work to The Competition represents and warrants that (i) s/he is the author and rightful owner and copyright holder of such work and has rights to submit such work, (ii) such work is original material, has not been copied, in whole or in part, from any other work, (iii) if previously published, produced or distributed, such work has the authorizations necessary for submission to this competition, and (iv) such work does not defame, and does not infringe or violate the right of privacy, right of publicity, copyright, trademark, service mark, trade secret, or any intellectual property, proprietary or other right(s) of any third party.

In submitting work to The Competition, the author/s and rightful owner and copyright holder is granting Lotus Travel Inc. an irrevocable, perpetual license to reproduce, print, publish and otherwise publicize (collectively, “dissemination”) the work at Lotus Travel’s sole discretion in any publication, website and elsewhere. In all such dissemination of the work, Lotus Travel will give proper attribution to the author of the work.

If an author’s work has been selected to be disseminated, Lotus Travel Inc. retains rights to reproduce, print, publish and otherwise publicize the work. The author may submit the work for publication elsewhere.

All decisions made by Lotus Travel Inc. in judging of entries to The Competition will be final. No correspondence will be entered into with authors about the reasons behind the selection decisions.

The offer to submit work for The Competition is void where prohibited by law. United States federal, state and local laws and regulations apply and the exclusive jurisdiction of United States Courts shall prevail. Lotus Travel Inc. is not responsible for any individual’s inability to enter The Competition, including but not limited to: failed software or hardware transmissions; unavailable network, server, telephone or other connections; errors of any kind, whether human, electronic, or mechanical regarding lost, misdirected, late, incomplete or damaged entries; or for any damage to any computer, network, hardware or software related to or resulting from participation.

Lotus Travel Inc. reserves the right to end or modify The Competition if fraud or technical failures compromise the integrity of The Competition as determined by its sole discretion. Additionally, events may occur that render The Competition itself or the awarding of the prizes impossible due to reasons beyond the control of Lotus Travel, representatives may amend The Competition and the author/s agree that no liability shall attach to Lotus Travel as a result thereof. Entrants agree to the following: Lotus Travel, its respective promotional partners, affiliated companies, agencies and their employees are not liable for injury, losses, damages or costs of any kind resulting from participation in The Competition, or in results of accepting or using the prize awarded. By entering The Competition, the participants agree to be bound by these rules. The Competition may be terminated without prior notice at any time after it begins.